SHAKE SHAKE SHAKE - WIRE II

21"W X 42"L X 26"T wire 2016

photo by will michels

SHAKE SHAKE SHAKE - WIRE I

18"T X 12'W X 36' D wire 2016

photo by will michels

Easter of 2015 - grateful to have both kids in town we decided to go to the Buffalo Bayou Dog Park - all of us. My son Griffin took a slow mo video of our elderly Labrador Kitty. Kitty loved the dog park and would retrieve tennis balls from the pond like she was a two-year-old pup. She would consistently drop the ball at your feet and as you would bend over to pick it up shake all the water off her coat right on to all those standing near by. My son’s video inspired my 2015 “shake shake shake” drawing, lenticular and now wire sculpture series.

SHAKE SHAKE SHAKE - WIRE IV

22” H X 20” W X 48” D

SHAKE SHAKE SHAKE - WIRE I

SIDE VIEW

photo by will michels

SHAKE SHAKE SHAKE - II, III and IV

variable 72" X 50" X 36"

photo by will michels

SHAKE SHAKE SHAKE III

20” H X 26” W X 44” D

photo by will michels

shake shake shake - wire sit!

41" H X 37" D X 19" W 2016

This piece captures that hyper focused - on the edge look a retrieve gets when they are waiting for their ball to be thrown. You can make them sit before you throw their ball, however it is all they can do not to start running at the first flench of your throw.

shake shake shake - wire sit!

detail

THAT BALL IS NOT GOING TO THROW IT'S SELF

39" X 33" X 56"

photo by will michels

THAT BALL IS NOT GOING TO THROW IT'S SELF

39" X 33" X 56"

photo by will michels

THAT BALL IS NOT GOING TO THROW IT'S SELF

39" X 33" X 56"

photo by will michels

JUMP

36" X 26" X 40" wire 2016

“JUMP”
Is part of a larger body of work I call “shake shake shake”.
"jump" captures that moment when time seems to freeze for a split second; the energy is calm and focused before the big splash landing in a lake. The point of view is from in the water and below the dog.
Here is the back story-
Easter of 2015 - grateful to have both kids in town we decided to go to our local dog Park - all of us. My son Griffin took a slow mo video of our elderly Labrador Kitty. Kitty loved the dog park and would retrieve tennis balls from the pond like she was a two-year-old pup. She would consistently drop the ball at your feet and as you would bend over to pick it up shake all the water off her coat right on to all those standing near by. My son’s video inspired my “shake shake shake” series. The series includes black and white drawings and wire sculptures to express the action and the joy. The latest piece to this series is “jump”. This piece hangs off the ceiling above the viewers.